Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Watson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Hebbertsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Crab Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frankfort is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Genesis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Genesis is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
- Nemo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Islandford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Islandford is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandford
- Grassy Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
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- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cardiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Lancing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
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- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Roane County
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- Deermont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
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- Lavender
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
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- Emory Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
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- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Wartburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Deer Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
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- Woody
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
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- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
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- Howard Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
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- Balta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Roddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Harriman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Annadel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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